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when we finished law school we both went to the east coast to work for large law firms. over the years we stayed in close touch. when chris was back from over seas we were frequent tennis partners and would get together for dinners and other events in washington. over the years our families became friends as well. it's been such a pleasure to come to know them and chris's many friends in washington and to watch his career unfold. we met on the first day of school. i sat down in our civil procedure class next to a person who turned out to be named chris highland. shortly thereafter chris stevens sat down next to me. the three of us went to lunch afterwards and became friends from that day forward. chris never tried to be someone special but he was someone special. when we were at hastings his charm and wit were on display from the start. in class he was very articulate and seemed as later in life always very poised and well spoken and at ease. i think our professors loved him. he liked being a student, even studying at the national war college a few years ago. he always s
when we finished law school we both went to the east coast to work for large law firms. over the years we stayed in close touch. when chris was back from over seas we were frequent tennis partners and would get together for dinners and other events in washington. over the years our families became friends as well. it's been such a pleasure to come to know them and chris's many friends in washington and to watch his career unfold. we met on the first day of school. i sat down in our civil...
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so one of the things that i think makes this law school, the george washington university law school distinctive and different from other top law schools is the degree to which we are integrated into the real world of law and policy practice in this country. so one of the things we are always striving to do this not be an ivory tower academic institution solely, but also one that is always trying to engage the practicing bar, people from corporations, people who are not lawyers in the educational enterprise and also when public policy discussions. obviously we have a great advantage in being in washington d.c. and having so much access to the world of policy. but in addition, it's not just the location. it has to be your orientation as a law school. so it is something that i've emphasized since i've arrived, but long predates me, that this school wants to always be the place to convene public policy discussions, to create a forum for actionable information, to create an opportunity for nonpartisan and bipartisan discussion. as i like to stay in d.c., but outside the glare of d.c., no
so one of the things that i think makes this law school, the george washington university law school distinctive and different from other top law schools is the degree to which we are integrated into the real world of law and policy practice in this country. so one of the things we are always striving to do this not be an ivory tower academic institution solely, but also one that is always trying to engage the practicing bar, people from corporations, people who are not lawyers in the...
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to be kept confidential applies only to ethics laws, not public records access laws. >> miss herrick for her part, all be ignores campaign and government code 4.105 d. states that the ethics commiting shall investigate complaints under the section that alleged violations of local campaign finance lobbies and financial interest and government ethics laws, which commissioner hur pointed out. however, section 4.105 a, states. any person can file a complaint with the ethics commission alleging that a city officer or employee has engaged in improper activity by, again, violating campaign finance lobbying, conflicts of interest, or government ethics laws, regulations. the difference between them is that the complaints can be filed under 4.105 a. alleging many different violations of improper activities but under 4.105 d, not all of them are investigated pursuant to procedures in c3699-13. so the whole thing in my opinion is moot. . i believe that miss herrick, may have also have wrongly claimed that the california evidence code 1040, and its definition of official information, may have bee
to be kept confidential applies only to ethics laws, not public records access laws. >> miss herrick for her part, all be ignores campaign and government code 4.105 d. states that the ethics commiting shall investigate complaints under the section that alleged violations of local campaign finance lobbies and financial interest and government ethics laws, which commissioner hur pointed out. however, section 4.105 a, states. any person can file a complaint with the ethics commission...
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the answer is john green bob he's the chief counsel of the lawyers committee for civil rights under law hey there john let's start off by asking why are iowa secretary of state and the texas attorney general so opposed to voting monitors. again things are having me. i really don't know it's really silly the monitors from europe have been more during . our elections for the last several years and be meeting with them to morrow and there is never been a problem like this before would you consider this a double standard considering the fact that the u.s. is advocating this group the o.s.c. and they're also advocating them this group going into other countries the fifty six other states that are in countries that are participating in this and saying hey you can go ahead and monitor their elections here but when it comes to us we are fine we don't need any help. well. you've you've talked about the to sort out their texas attorney general in the secretary of state and it's really unfortunate really gives us a black eye as a country and we should be transparent about our elections and have pe
the answer is john green bob he's the chief counsel of the lawyers committee for civil rights under law hey there john let's start off by asking why are iowa secretary of state and the texas attorney general so opposed to voting monitors. again things are having me. i really don't know it's really silly the monitors from europe have been more during . our elections for the last several years and be meeting with them to morrow and there is never been a problem like this before would you consider...
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i think clearly under the law appear to be protected. whether or not we want to ask and whether or not miss herrick is willing to review the ethics commission file to determine whether there are some non-privileged communications, i would be open to a discussion about that. >> as i legal matter i don't think that it is a close call with respect to the investigative file. >> i would agree with that. so the only question is whether in her review, whether she should actually... if we are going to ask her to review the file, to see whether there are any non-privileged documents. i agree that with respect to the analysis, that it is sound and that would be, i think, these, the documents would be privileged and it is another question about whether someone should actually review it to see if there is anything that was non-privileged that should have been turned over. >> yeah, basically correspondence between the two entities. >> right. >> so you are inviting a motion with respect to the controller's office documents? to wrap that up and the pos
i think clearly under the law appear to be protected. whether or not we want to ask and whether or not miss herrick is willing to review the ethics commission file to determine whether there are some non-privileged communications, i would be open to a discussion about that. >> as i legal matter i don't think that it is a close call with respect to the investigative file. >> i would agree with that. so the only question is whether in her review, whether she should actually... if we...
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but does it make us a law enforcement entity, given our responsibility to enforce particular laws, some of which have no one else to enforce them? that is a legal question that i would be interested from hearing from miss herrick on that one. >> certainly, so i would not call the ethics commission a law enforcement agency under 6254 f, typically that it does reply on the police agency and fire departments when they are doing arson investigations for example, may be law enforcement agencies... i don't... i don't recall seeing that anywhere in the materials, a reliance on 6254 f, i did not rely on 6254 f. there are other state laws that protect the disclosure of confidential information in the government code 6276 and 6276.32, which are part of the public records act, as well as the government code section that the controller's office relies on in terms of the protection of the whistle blower complaints and that is government code section 53087.6. so while i agree, with mr. shaw that the reliance on 6254 f of the government code would not be appropriate, there are other code sections that
but does it make us a law enforcement entity, given our responsibility to enforce particular laws, some of which have no one else to enforce them? that is a legal question that i would be interested from hearing from miss herrick on that one. >> certainly, so i would not call the ethics commission a law enforcement agency under 6254 f, typically that it does reply on the police agency and fire departments when they are doing arson investigations for example, may be law enforcement...
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this is not to give the law- enforcement a short shrift. i have had an impact on my husband's life, some of the unwanted. but he has had an impact on mind. i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among equals. what we learned in los angeles was that oppression alone was not the answer. it did not work. there were record highs in gang violence in 2005. i want to tell you what has happened between 2005 and 2012. number one, the grass roots -- the disorganize, fragmented, passionate grass roots must be part of this. the community members who go to county supervisors meetings, the members who pass out fliers, the youths who have been in the juvenile justice system that are now part of the coalition -- those individuals must have a seat at the table. no. 2.
this is not to give the law- enforcement a short shrift. i have had an impact on my husband's life, some of the unwanted. but he has had an impact on mind. i have done extensive work with law enforcement, with the lapd and the los angeles county sheriff's. i am here to tell you that crime has been driven down in los angeles because of their efforts, but not only because of their efforts. so what does the collaboration look like. i want you to keep some ideas in mind. there is no first among...
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california has passed several new laws to try to stop bullying. but are those laws working? >> reporter: the bullying is often caught on video. this video posted earlier this year by a frustrated mom. last month connecticut police investigated threatening facebook posts. bullying can devastate. days ago a 15-year-old who was taunted online took her own life. the stories are new. but bullying is not. did your school keep you safe? >> my school did not, no. i felt that i was alone in had. >> reporter: is it safe now? are we doing enough now? how would you respond? >> i would say i don't think we're doing enough. >> reporter: since 1999, 10 state laws about discrimination and bullying have passed. two went into effect in july. one of those laws provides a paper trail. we struggled to find any that dealt directly with bullying. the state says you won't find any. that's because bullying wasn't include in the definition of discrimination. it is now. educator the still advise people to go to teachers now. >> this law has a clause that requires teachers to intervene when safe to do
california has passed several new laws to try to stop bullying. but are those laws working? >> reporter: the bullying is often caught on video. this video posted earlier this year by a frustrated mom. last month connecticut police investigated threatening facebook posts. bullying can devastate. days ago a 15-year-old who was taunted online took her own life. the stories are new. but bullying is not. did your school keep you safe? >> my school did not, no. i felt that i was alone in...
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we follow the law. america is a nation of laws of. first, we have to clean up our laws that have to do with immigration. at the same time, we cannot allow the president authority to impose a law that has not been passed by congress. that is what happened with the dream act of. the situation with immigration is one where we have to allow different states to be able to enforce our own laws. what that federal government has not been enforcing immigration laws. you see a crisis on the border. they had even gone to this fast and furious idea of giving high-powered rifles and two drug dealers as people are doing here in trafficking across our borders. somehow we do not have the backbone in the senate and administration to even enforce our laws. if you are a nation of laws, you have to enforce the law. i am sympathetic to people coming to this country, but it has to be done in an orderly and legal process. businesses should not be hiring illegals. we need to do a check on that, which has been closed down. >> our second question from the audi
we follow the law. america is a nation of laws of. first, we have to clean up our laws that have to do with immigration. at the same time, we cannot allow the president authority to impose a law that has not been passed by congress. that is what happened with the dream act of. the situation with immigration is one where we have to allow different states to be able to enforce our own laws. what that federal government has not been enforcing immigration laws. you see a crisis on the border. they...
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that you want the law to be applied. it is not black and white. and it is something that the sunshine ordinance itself says whenever there is a conflict or there are two paths to go down, that the voters prefer to go down the path that leads to the most open government. thank you. >> i work for laguna honda before i was driven out of there (inaudible). i want to under score what dr. kerr said about the fact that you all have the responsibility to deal with whistle blower realtation, and the events are very important in society and clearly you are finding of no whistle blower retaliation when the government project finds that the vast majority are retaliated against, begs the question as to whether you guys are doing what you are supposed to be doing, thank you. >> next, item on the agenda, is the discussion and action on ethics complaint 08110816 and 09110816, alleging that executive director john st croix and tonia lediju willfully violated the sunshine ordinance. i understand that we can get or have got lisa from san j
that you want the law to be applied. it is not black and white. and it is something that the sunshine ordinance itself says whenever there is a conflict or there are two paths to go down, that the voters prefer to go down the path that leads to the most open government. thank you. >> i work for laguna honda before i was driven out of there (inaudible). i want to under score what dr. kerr said about the fact that you all have the responsibility to deal with whistle blower realtation, and...
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barbara ehrenreich president and executive director of the lawyers committee for civil rights under law hilary shelton washington bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy the and he and katherine culliton gonzalez senior attorney and director of voter protection the advancement project and thank you all for joining us tonight pritchett let's start off with the voter suppression from the columbus dispatch to really reported today that there is a data glitch in cuyahoga county democratic leaning county. and that it has to a data sharing this is just a coincidence that i'm not sure who to direct it if any of you know are familiar with this. by saying we don't know his acquaintance or not but it's a problem and very well we have to make sure this doesn't interfere with people's opportunity to participate in this electoral process would move towards tuesday. deployed monitors into cuyahoga county as well as the justice department we're very happy to announce as also deployed official federal monitors into coyote counted to look into this issue and the issues of that concern the
barbara ehrenreich president and executive director of the lawyers committee for civil rights under law hilary shelton washington bureau director and senior vice president for advocacy the and he and katherine culliton gonzalez senior attorney and director of voter protection the advancement project and thank you all for joining us tonight pritchett let's start off with the voter suppression from the columbus dispatch to really reported today that there is a data glitch in cuyahoga county...
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when they were called out for breaking the law, they collaborated to break the law that granted citizens and residents oversight to their activities. the retaliation they deliberately vote today remove the sunshine ordinance task force only physically disabled member. even though they offered to stay on the task force until they successor could be found. the sunshine ordinance task force has a mandate that one member must be physically disabled at all times. they deliberately voted to remove the only physically disabled member of the task force, and the removal of this person was the dismantling of the sunshine task force. as a result, the sunshine task force could not perform their duties. it has been five months since the sunshine ordinance task force has met. when the six supervisors voted to remove the physically disabled person from the task force, two felonies were committed. they were obstruction of justice and felony perjury. sunshine ordinance section 67.36, the sunshine ordinance shall supersede all local law. the sunshine ordinance provides the residents a check and balance wa
when they were called out for breaking the law, they collaborated to break the law that granted citizens and residents oversight to their activities. the retaliation they deliberately vote today remove the sunshine ordinance task force only physically disabled member. even though they offered to stay on the task force until they successor could be found. the sunshine ordinance task force has a mandate that one member must be physically disabled at all times. they deliberately voted to remove...
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the third one was the utilization of law enforcement resources. we see that with marijuana and other drugs and by in large they say let the cops focus on real crime, predator crimes, violent crimes, not prioritize the simple ones. [applause] >> i want to give everyone on the panel one last chance to make any closing remarks. >> realignment was a good sign public sentiment has changed. the polls out there, the public wants accountability but sensible accountability, and i think 1506 gives us that. and i think the comment was made in each of the economies but in fact what we found, when you have realignment, all 58 counties deciding what to do, if we just look at the incarceration rates across each of the counties, fresno, like county, population demographics to san francisco. and it's a law that impacts on a statewide basis is more sensible than leaving it up to each county because then you'll end up with 58 different styles and methods of criminal justice. >> tal? >> i'm the public defender and it's my job to push the envelope. it's one thing to t
the third one was the utilization of law enforcement resources. we see that with marijuana and other drugs and by in large they say let the cops focus on real crime, predator crimes, violent crimes, not prioritize the simple ones. [applause] >> i want to give everyone on the panel one last chance to make any closing remarks. >> realignment was a good sign public sentiment has changed. the polls out there, the public wants accountability but sensible accountability, and i think 1506...
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you said mitch katz convinced you laura's law was wrong. laura's law works. nevada shows, city of new york with kendra's law shows that kendra's law can and will save lives. it gives the police a tool so that people can be treated instead of jailed. and your mental health court in san francisco proves it. i think that all of you would do well to attend the graduation ceremonies and see the people who have been treated and rehabilitated. dr. peter [speaker not understood] described mental illness, it is a physically-based illness, a disability of the brain and the person. unless the person is defeated -- unless that person is treated, they will be defeated, for their brain cannot work. and you can pass all the laws saying, don't pan handle, but if people have a mental disability where they can't comprehend the law -- and i watch it on my own street. the people -- the mentally ill people on our street are my friends. i talk to them. i try to convince them to take their medicine. one guy wanted to fight with me. i said, i'm not going to fight with you. one of us
you said mitch katz convinced you laura's law was wrong. laura's law works. nevada shows, city of new york with kendra's law shows that kendra's law can and will save lives. it gives the police a tool so that people can be treated instead of jailed. and your mental health court in san francisco proves it. i think that all of you would do well to attend the graduation ceremonies and see the people who have been treated and rehabilitated. dr. peter [speaker not understood] described mental...
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and i saw the beginnings of the current law. there are civil rights laws. there is nothing wrong with that, except that the idea was you just get them back on the streets and they're all going to get well. you get them out of the state hospitals, they're all going to get well. well, first of all, they can't handle their medication. they can't handle treatment. they have to be put in a ward or they have to be put under laura's law where their medication is supervised. if you're going to give them a chance to live. and the people who aren't treated are the people who self-medicate and they have a major portion of the street drug clients. they're the people who self-medicate on alcohol. and when i was putting together two major programs in berkeley which were teleconferencing [speaker not understood] berkeley and ucsf on mental health and public policy and mental health and law, and you can look at those programs by going to mental health law symposium, all of them together on the web and see what those people said. and the last putting together, willie brown,
and i saw the beginnings of the current law. there are civil rights laws. there is nothing wrong with that, except that the idea was you just get them back on the streets and they're all going to get well. you get them out of the state hospitals, they're all going to get well. well, first of all, they can't handle their medication. they can't handle treatment. they have to be put in a ward or they have to be put under laura's law where their medication is supervised. if you're going to give...
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we need to enact laura's law and mr. dufty is working on that and finding housing for these individuals but not to keep going back to the economy but one solution is improve the economy so we can improve these people's lives. thank you. >> thank you. >> l the homeless problem it's very, very interesting because you know some cities don't -- i think one of the reasons we do have a problem is because of the wonderful social services that we have here in this city and unfortunately as someone who has sat on several committees it's disheartening that just across the east bay, even if you go to oakland, it changes drastically and i think it's one of the reasons people come to san francisco. do they all live here? absolutely not. and i think we have to get tough with this issue and the housing authority truly needs some restructuring, so that they can do their mandate which is to house people because that's another issue, but there is money missing there, so i think we have to be tough with that and it's like tough love but be
we need to enact laura's law and mr. dufty is working on that and finding housing for these individuals but not to keep going back to the economy but one solution is improve the economy so we can improve these people's lives. thank you. >> thank you. >> l the homeless problem it's very, very interesting because you know some cities don't -- i think one of the reasons we do have a problem is because of the wonderful social services that we have here in this city and unfortunately as...
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, i read you the law earlier. we are talking about constitutionally protected politically free speech. mr. st. croix takes that free speech out of the official record, appends it somewhere else and in the place of where it lawfully should appear. substitute his approved censored version of our comments, anyone can read these minutes and see that what i said and what mr. st. croix says that i said are not the same. i am censored as are other members of the public. i continue this... to continue this, the ethics commission must show a compelling state interest. if you try to take what a member of the public says and their free speech is protected in its writing and its publication in the government document. mr. st. croix does not like what members of the public have to say, and wants to retain the ability to marginalize that free speech and substitute his own interpretation. that is viewpoint discrimination. it is what is specifically under the law not permitted. and mr. hur, you, tonight, made it very clear that y
, i read you the law earlier. we are talking about constitutionally protected politically free speech. mr. st. croix takes that free speech out of the official record, appends it somewhere else and in the place of where it lawfully should appear. substitute his approved censored version of our comments, anyone can read these minutes and see that what i said and what mr. st. croix says that i said are not the same. i am censored as are other members of the public. i continue this... to continue...
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what does the law do now? >> it allows the person, the same as i did when they find out that they have been discriminated against and they're still getting a check they have 180 days in any state in this country to file a charge with an t equal employment commission. >> stephen: how does it feel to be famous for righting what you see as an injustice? >> it's quite an awesome responsibility because, as i told the president when he signed that bill and it's named for me i feel that i need to get out into the country and the world, in fact, and share my story because what happened to me i don't want to happen to any other american family. because this goes on for the rest of your life. it's not just my pay, my overtime pay that my children and family had to do without but stephen, this goes on into my retirement now and i became a widow in 2008 and now when my retirement checks go in the bank i get 40% less than i should. and it's extremely hard to make ends meet. and i'm just the tip of the iceberg. the united s
what does the law do now? >> it allows the person, the same as i did when they find out that they have been discriminated against and they're still getting a check they have 180 days in any state in this country to file a charge with an t equal employment commission. >> stephen: how does it feel to be famous for righting what you see as an injustice? >> it's quite an awesome responsibility because, as i told the president when he signed that bill and it's named for me i feel...
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there i served as vice president of one of the largest law schools, largest public law schools in the country. i took that sense of purpose, and i applied to the san francisco courts indegint panel and there i work on behalf excuse the expression, dirt poor residents who cannot afford an attorney of their own. but i did not stop there. i took that sense of purpose, and i founded the radio and television program that originate, on ksfs called folk law to give voice to the issues facing san francisco now these are not the issues that make the 10:00 o'clock news, these are the issues like parking, these are the issues like domestic violence prevention and funding for the arts that are dear to my heart and are dear to the hearts of residents as well. folks, this election, is about the future. but i do know one thing here in the present, i know that working with my neighbors, my community members, whether you are a laborer or someone in the tech field or an artist, i know that one thing, we can overcome any of the challenges that we face if we face them together, together, together, togeth
there i served as vice president of one of the largest law schools, largest public law schools in the country. i took that sense of purpose, and i applied to the san francisco courts indegint panel and there i work on behalf excuse the expression, dirt poor residents who cannot afford an attorney of their own. but i did not stop there. i took that sense of purpose, and i founded the radio and television program that originate, on ksfs called folk law to give voice to the issues facing san...
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the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are hearing about are wheelchair accessibility issues. there is a small group of private individuals who are wheelchair-down that go around the city and they look at small businesses. and i dare say anybody in small restaurants have some accessibility issues. it is another attempt at making your building wheelchair accessible. i am not sure which of you may be merchants and which it may be landlords. the law applies to both. and that means you were 100% liable for any barriers to access and any damages that may be associated with those barriers. there are ways you can defend yo
the laws in this area are strict compliance laws, and they are very specific. the federal law since 1990 indicates issues from 1998. all businesses, such as a grocery store, a dentist's office, restaurants, a doctor's office, virtually anything that a member of the public comes into the -- comes into needs to be a barrier-free. we will go over what barriers are. every public accommodation needs to be wheelchair-accessible. there are also other other forf disability. most of the issues we are...
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>> ted kennedy give a speech cheering on this new law. romney signs the bill with 14 different pens that he hands out to everyone there. it's a big celebration. in a sense, it's the kickoff to romney's presidential campaign. >> narrator: romney believed he now had what he needed: the achievement that would help him win the ultimate prize: the presidency. >>> it's the inauguration day of the nation's first african-american president... >> hundreds of thousands of people already... >> narrator: january 20, 2009. >> i, barack hussein obama, do solemnly swear... >> narrator: barack obama inherited a country on the brink. >> stunning crowd of people that converged on the nation's... >> our economy is badly weakened... >> narrator: an economy in collapse. >> greed and irresponsibility on the part of some... >> narrator: he kept saying the problems were big enough, and his win historic enough, that everyone in washington would join together to fix the country. >> he spoke of no less than remaking america... >> he got to washington and he became
>> ted kennedy give a speech cheering on this new law. romney signs the bill with 14 different pens that he hands out to everyone there. it's a big celebration. in a sense, it's the kickoff to romney's presidential campaign. >> narrator: romney believed he now had what he needed: the achievement that would help him win the ultimate prize: the presidency. >>> it's the inauguration day of the nation's first african-american president... >> hundreds of thousands of...
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changing the drug laws. >> drug laws, yes. in 1999 99 a abdicated legalizing marijuana, comptroller, regulated and taxed it. i think we are at a tipping point with regard to marijuana and legalizing it. i think that colorado is going to do that. it's on the ballot in colorado this november. regulate marijuana like alcohol. i think it's going to pass. when it passes, and if it doesn't pass in colorado it's going to pass. 50% of americans say they support the notion. it's a growing number, it's a growing number because people are talking about the issue more than they ever have before, recognizing 90% of the job problem is prohibition related, nonuse related. that is not to discount the problem with use and abuse but that should be the focus. i think when we legalize marijuana i think we are going to take giant steps forward regarding all other drugs and that is going to be starting with looking at the drug issue first and the health issue rather than a criminal justice issue. let's get the police out on the streets in real-time
changing the drug laws. >> drug laws, yes. in 1999 99 a abdicated legalizing marijuana, comptroller, regulated and taxed it. i think we are at a tipping point with regard to marijuana and legalizing it. i think that colorado is going to do that. it's on the ballot in colorado this november. regulate marijuana like alcohol. i think it's going to pass. when it passes, and if it doesn't pass in colorado it's going to pass. 50% of americans say they support the notion. it's a growing number,...
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records access laws. my complaint involves that the sunshine task force and and the public records access issues, not ethics laws so starting with mr. croix who submitted documents early on in the process and the fourth page set of citations that the city controller issued all focused quite heavily on 699-13. with you all forgetting that citation doesn't apply to public access records law. and all along the defense in stalling production of the records that i have asked for, has hindged on the wrong application of ethics laws to a public records case. it has been noted that a narrow construction of 699-13 compels, the conclusion that it applies only to ethics laws. >> mr. shaw, can i ask you a question about that? >> i may defer my answer to mr. grossman who is the expert on this, if you don't mind, because unlike you, sir, i am not a lawyer. >> okay. my question is, i am not sure that i quite understand, it seems like apple and oranges. i mean, my understanding... let me ask my question and you can answe
records access laws. my complaint involves that the sunshine task force and and the public records access issues, not ethics laws so starting with mr. croix who submitted documents early on in the process and the fourth page set of citations that the city controller issued all focused quite heavily on 699-13. with you all forgetting that citation doesn't apply to public access records law. and all along the defense in stalling production of the records that i have asked for, has hindged on the...
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second, it's not a perfect law. democracies don't produce perfect laws. this was the best law our democracy could produce at that point in time. and the face of overwhelming industry resistance. one study at the time showed that there were 2500 registered lobbyists lobbying during the dodd-frank act, almost 500 of whom were former office holders or staff from the hill. it is one of the most formidable armies ever as semibedded to -- assembled to battle our government. remember the lobbyists are the tip of the iceberg of influence industry that wall street has hired to battle financial reform. frankly it is remarkable there is any law at all. hard to see how anyone can make the case this law went too far. most importantly didn't break up the first too-big-to-fail at the center of causing crisis and required trillions of dollars to bail out which this country will be paying for for decades. there is only one industry in this country that threatens our financial system, our economy and our treasury. it is also the only industry that can destroy lives and liv
second, it's not a perfect law. democracies don't produce perfect laws. this was the best law our democracy could produce at that point in time. and the face of overwhelming industry resistance. one study at the time showed that there were 2500 registered lobbyists lobbying during the dodd-frank act, almost 500 of whom were former office holders or staff from the hill. it is one of the most formidable armies ever as semibedded to -- assembled to battle our government. remember the lobbyists are...
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it's a simple state law. they're changing their current winner take all rules to a national popular vote and ute utilizing their state power to make sure the citizens in their state are relevant to the campaigns and elections and that their counts equally. >> jennifer: wouldn't you have to get all 50 states to agree. >> no, you need just enough states to join the compact to equal the 270 electoral votes. it's important to know that at that point when the compact triggers into effect each state who has joined the compact agree to join their state of electors to all 50 states. they're not just awarding their electors on who joins the compact. it's based on the national popular vote. >> jennifer: fascinating stuff laura brad. thank you so much to join us in the war room to explain that maybe it's a possibility. up next before we spend the next four days gritting our teeth we're going to send you into the weekend with a little bit of a laugh. this is the war room, and it's onlylylylylylylylylylylylylylylylylylyly
it's a simple state law. they're changing their current winner take all rules to a national popular vote and ute utilizing their state power to make sure the citizens in their state are relevant to the campaigns and elections and that their counts equally. >> jennifer: wouldn't you have to get all 50 states to agree. >> no, you need just enough states to join the compact to equal the 270 electoral votes. it's important to know that at that point when the compact triggers into effect...
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i believe in the natural law from john stewart mill and other philosophers that our rights do not flow from the government, the government's rights and the government's rights flow from the citizens. and so the government should have as limited a scope as possible, not and interfere with business and not interfere with our privacy and not spy on us and generally keep the public order and that is about it. >> thank you, so following up on that one of those things that the government is involved in right now is the educational system. and california used to have an education system that was the envy of the nation. how do you feel we get that back? >> well, it is a tragedy that what used to be one of the top systems in the country is now i think, 47th according to a recent standard that i saw. the senator and folks in his party in sacramento believe that spending more is the answer. that is clearly not the case. i think that los angeles county they spent $9,000 per student in public school system. the average cost of private school $6,000. i support the voucher system that allow the paren
i believe in the natural law from john stewart mill and other philosophers that our rights do not flow from the government, the government's rights and the government's rights flow from the citizens. and so the government should have as limited a scope as possible, not and interfere with business and not interfere with our privacy and not spy on us and generally keep the public order and that is about it. >> thank you, so following up on that one of those things that the government is...
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how do we take account for that in law? that's, i think, the interesting struggle that neuroscience presents us with, but it doesn't change the issue of free will. in fact, we have just as robust of evidence from neuroscience that supports this concept of action which is what we punish for in law to begin with. >> and, doctor, would you like to comment on that last? >> no. [laughter] >> i would like to raise an issue. theoretically, that may all be true. there is a problem in distinguishing and differentiating those who are compelled to act from, based on their desires and those who are not. and so if you can't define and it's not just simply defining in the brain, but it's defining it genetic, environmentally, contextually, you're defining it in terms of time, if you study their brain today but they committed the act six months ago, a year ago or 10 years ago, so the legal question ultimately is not theoretically whether we can distinguish preferences from action, but whether we can identify those either before the fact or
how do we take account for that in law? that's, i think, the interesting struggle that neuroscience presents us with, but it doesn't change the issue of free will. in fact, we have just as robust of evidence from neuroscience that supports this concept of action which is what we punish for in law to begin with. >> and, doctor, would you like to comment on that last? >> no. [laughter] >> i would like to raise an issue. theoretically, that may all be true. there is a problem in...
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passing a new healthcare law is seen as the president's signature domestic accomplishment in his first term andy what what he said he will build on in his second. mitt romney has other plans. jennifer davis has a closer look at where the candidates stand on healthcare. >> reporter: it was a first- term victory for president obama in june when the supreme court upheld most parts of the overhaul signed into law in 2010. >> allowing 2.5 million young people to stay on their parent's health insurance plan was the right thing to do. >> cutting prescription drug costs for seniors, right thing to do. we're not going back to the days when the insurance d a pow coverage or charge women dif ripley from men. >> reporter: the president will continue doing the acts of provisions for the affordable care act, including the centerpiece, the individual mandate. upheld by the justice' 5-4 ruling, it states every american needs to have health insurance by 2014 or faye a tax penalty. >> the supreme court is working. we're not going to recite the battles of the last four years. >> reporter: democrats say m
passing a new healthcare law is seen as the president's signature domestic accomplishment in his first term andy what what he said he will build on in his second. mitt romney has other plans. jennifer davis has a closer look at where the candidates stand on healthcare. >> reporter: it was a first- term victory for president obama in june when the supreme court upheld most parts of the overhaul signed into law in 2010. >> allowing 2.5 million young people to stay on their parent's...
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the sunshine ordinance task force who sat through many hearings or just describing to you, that the law may not have been applied incorrectly to all of the pieces of information here. thank you. >> i am here because i am disturbed by what happened to the doctors, as someone who knows, or who has works worked in the health insurance field it is difficult to get very good doctors and thinking of the people at laguna honda for them to have been taken away and thinking of the age group of the patients at laguna honda and i think that this is something that many people may not be aware of that has adversely impacted the patients because it means a lot to seniors to really have a good doctor because they know that they have someone that listens to them. i am equally disturbed because they were dismissed for doing the right thing and it is just unbelievable at this day and age, that we are going through this, but we have to go through this. i think that if this is a conflict of interest, and i think that it is. i think that this case really should be referred out. i think that for your own int
the sunshine ordinance task force who sat through many hearings or just describing to you, that the law may not have been applied incorrectly to all of the pieces of information here. thank you. >> i am here because i am disturbed by what happened to the doctors, as someone who knows, or who has works worked in the health insurance field it is difficult to get very good doctors and thinking of the people at laguna honda for them to have been taken away and thinking of the age group of the...
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has under the law. -- a married couple has under the law. guest: i appreciate her perspective. what we're talking about here is a civil marriage license. it is a license that city hall gives you. marriage is an institution of -- what we're talking about is a civil marriage license. under all the states that are considering marriage and the states that have never equality right now, all of them have very clear cut protections that no religious institution has compel them to perform a marriage for a same-sex couple that -- if they do not wish to do so. we're talking about a civil marriage license as opposed to something a church or synagogue would give you. i understand the premise. this is an issue that fair minded americans can disagree on. the concept is how we achieve a quality for all americans. civil unions are an important step on this journey towards marriage of all the quality and are not an equal institution. they did not provide for families with the protection and the equality that marriage provides. i think it kabul question -- wh
has under the law. -- a married couple has under the law. guest: i appreciate her perspective. what we're talking about here is a civil marriage license. it is a license that city hall gives you. marriage is an institution of -- what we're talking about is a civil marriage license. under all the states that are considering marriage and the states that have never equality right now, all of them have very clear cut protections that no religious institution has compel them to perform a marriage...
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>> that is in the works the law was signed by gary brown september 24th. it won't go into effect until january 1st of 2013. there other p law allowing you to turn in a ballot for someone else but make it a little easier. but the actual online registration, same day won't be implemented until the database is completed. that won't be potentially until 2014. >> cheryl: there is a lot of work to do. what the most important message you have for people as why they should vote and why had he should vote? >> your vote matters. it does matter. that is the most important thing i can say. if you don't vote, your voice is not heard. people have worked throughout history to get the vote. now is your chance, it does matter. >> cheryl: thanks for all the work your league does. we will continue and many more guests ahead. turn our attention to the propositions. we're going to explore proposition 30. that is jerry good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can hel
>> that is in the works the law was signed by gary brown september 24th. it won't go into effect until january 1st of 2013. there other p law allowing you to turn in a ballot for someone else but make it a little easier. but the actual online registration, same day won't be implemented until the database is completed. that won't be potentially until 2014. >> cheryl: there is a lot of work to do. what the most important message you have for people as why they should vote and why had...
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i want to turn boehner says that's what that's no longer our sequester go right into effect and the law and even to know that you're going to say well you have people notice and their vote. living room wall and why don't you try to be interested. to hear that how it came up with the idea and make sure it passed not according to bob but first two years of congress house senate president all controlled by d.c. that everything is or no not at all but i want to know if that is how we're majority o.e. you know why straight on was passed under john boehner speakership do you need so much on earth no not sure you heard the phrase it was john beyers idea just that it's fact just you're right i was but beyond that this this lie that the democrats controlled the senate for two years blows my mind yet sixty two months and one day until until scott brown was sworn into the seventy nine is not control there there was no immigration reform going on for two months or a one year day the president had a full time to bridge senate for two months and wanted a the rest of his presidency here he read i coul
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my law firm brought the case gebs the -- against the university of michigan and law school. we brought that original case ten years ago, won against the law school, lost against undergrads because of sandra day o'connor who says we need 25 more years of affirmative action. now we have constitutional provisions with expiration dates. [laughter] there's -- there's -- an interesting book called "mismatched" by two liberals making the argument with empirical evidence that affirmative action is harmful to black people. what a surprise. liberals try to help, ruin black people's lives. that's the story of the book. their argument is by if it's a little bit of affirmative action, not bad, but elevating people to schools they are not ready for and where everyone else has higher scores, they get discouraged, depressed, feel stupid, drop out, easy subjects. one way liberals brushed the sad results of affirmative action under the rug is all the black studies courses which just pushes them off into a ghetto. how do they cover the failure of the public schools? affirmative action. i have
my law firm brought the case gebs the -- against the university of michigan and law school. we brought that original case ten years ago, won against the law school, lost against undergrads because of sandra day o'connor who says we need 25 more years of affirmative action. now we have constitutional provisions with expiration dates. [laughter] there's -- there's -- an interesting book called "mismatched" by two liberals making the argument with empirical evidence that affirmative...
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interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of other candidates and the audience and to maintain quiet during the forum. i ask you to respect that commitment. every aspect of this forum will be equally fair to all participating candidates. as everyone here knows candidate debates are often limited to latitudinal appears and personal attack. our debate focuses on critical areas of policy disagreement among the leading candidates. so this end the league of women voters of san francisco and the san francisco public press working with researchers at uc davis, developed an issue position survey for the supervisorial candidates. the candidates were asked to stat
interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of...
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including the law office of davis. coming up how they caught him. >> this early release for those in state prison in propositioned 36 will pass. that story, coming up. >> this live look from the golden gate. clear skies and warmer weekend your full report, coming up. h< cçñx >>pam: our top stories at 8:a 30 the giants are braving the detroit weather as they go to commerical park practicing. they ride earlier. they are 2 - 0 plane tomorrow. >> police have arrested this man for several attacks on women. in the san jose area. ulysses rios. is behind an attempted rape and any other women are asked to come forward. >> the oakland police are getting a helping hand from the c h p. they are going to be assisting the traffic stops and the of related issues. it is an effort to crack down on crime. chp officers and how they will pay is still not decided to the above police have captured the man that set three fires in vallejo. even this of this area of major davis law office. this is video. we are live for >> they saw him and t
including the law office of davis. coming up how they caught him. >> this early release for those in state prison in propositioned 36 will pass. that story, coming up. >> this live look from the golden gate. clear skies and warmer weekend your full report, coming up. h< cçñx >>pam: our top stories at 8:a 30 the giants are braving the detroit weather as they go to commerical park practicing. they ride earlier. they are 2 - 0 plane tomorrow. >> police have arrested...
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the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with different models of trying to deal with punishment once we understand people have wrong selections. i think those are all interesting questions, but is there free will? well, the fact that almost everybody in the audience raised either their right or
the law has a bright line. it says if you engage in a wongful action, there is a defense called the insanity defense which never works as most of us know because we don't recognize it. should we recognize it, that's an interesting question. should we have a more robust concept of diminished responsibility in light of the understanding that some people have less control over their preferences and desires or should we have better sentencing schemes or get rid of incarceration and come up with...
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interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of other candidates and the audience and to maintain quiet during the forum. i ask you to respect that commitment. every aspect of this forum will be equally fair to all participating candidates. as everyone here knows candidate debates are often limited to latitudinal appears and personal attack. our debate focuses on critical areas of policy disagreement among the leading candidates. so this end the league of women voters of san francisco and the san francisco public press working with researchers at uc davis, developed an issue position survey for the supervisorial candidates. the candidates were asked to stat
interest include election law, administrative law, statutory interpretation, constitutional law and property and natural resources law. he is a resident of san francisco's mission district. we are honored to work chris almendorf. [ applause ] >> thank you very much and thank you to all of the candidates who are here today. we're very fortunate to be joined by six candidates and what i hope will soon be seven. all of the candidates have agreed to ask their supporters to be respectful of...